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Dhamadham must calendar: Please spare us one more year of living predictably đ
December 28, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Time once more to wring out the old and pray that 2018 will bring us closer to a 20-20 vision. 2017 ended as a ballot-box office year: little doubt that Modi will be Baahubali inâŠ
December 28, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Carol slinging: Merry Christmas or teri Christmas, itâs that time for seasonâs beatings đ
December 21, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Santa Claus hasnât yet been ordered to come dressed in saffron. This would make us see red. The less-than-euphoric Gujarat election results may hopefully pull the reins on our deer with trishul-pronged antlers, but ChristmasâŠ
December 21, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Whoâs story now? Everyone loves a good yarn, but litfests need a different spin
December 14, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
âOnce Upon a Timeâ fairy-dust has been sprinkled on Mumbai this weekend. The Times of India Litfest has conjured up a wondrous spread, peopled it with fabled names from the world over. Its storied venue,âŠ
December 14, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Shashi Wallah: A mere player who strutted his hour about a musty school stage?
December 7, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
The creator of Prithvi and producer of classics. Prince of the Kapoor clan. Adonis and the embodiment of swag. Yes, yes, he was everything that the obits have gushed over. But for me Shashi firstâŠ
December 7, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Markle-Sparkle: But is leap frog possible in the game of thrones? đ
November 30, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Even the most rabid republican will admit that despite the rulerâs penchant for headgear, the  British monarchy is not old hat. Indian common sense may have abdicated in favour of a 13th â14th century RajputâŠ
November 30, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Shell shocked: We canât afford eggs because so many have been diverted to neta faces đ
November 23, 2017, 2:09 AM IST
Benjamin Franklin wisely wrote âAn egg today is better than a hen tomorrowâ, but the 1700s didnât have todayâs skewed price ratio. As founding father of the USA, he knew that you canât make anâŠ
November 23, 2017, 2:09 AM IST
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Breathe in India: Itâs difficult in Dilli thanks to those politico pollutants đ
November 16, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Media has been choking on Delhiâs AQI, which is not a branch of Al Qaeda but the equally terrifying Air Quality Index. Now, you might wonder why the capital of a country eager to figureâŠ
November 16, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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The other K word: âKhichdiâ ousted âKashmirâ, but meet Kantaben â no relation to Kingbhai
November 9, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
The two Events Of The Week were the first anniversary of âdemonetisationâ and the anointing of âkhichdiâ as national dish. Hmmm, not unconnected. Modevotees crowed that, despite a few burps, demonetisation was nationally digested, andâŠ
November 9, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Nationalism bashnalism: At 70, we should be post national, even past national
November 2, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
âMine eyes have seen the glory of the judgments of the courts/ They are trampling out the vintage where the grapes of rot are storedâ â Apologies to the Battle Hymn of the Republic. TheâŠ
November 2, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Thank you, Milords: For letting the jana, sing the national gaana only with our true mana
October 26, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Lovers figuratively wear their hearts on their sleeves. The Statesmanâs MD, CR Irani, physically wore his pens there, the number depending on how many countriesâ press freedom he was fighting for. Divas donât wear sleevesâŠ
October 26, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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A woman isnât a chameleon to be coloured by husbandâs identity
October 22, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
What should prevail? Article 25 which guarantees the fundamental right to freely profess and practice oneâs religion? Or the âdoctrine of covertureâ which ordains that as she utters her marriage vows, a woman is thrustâŠ
October 22, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Forgive me, Grampa-ji: This would have been the 100th year of your precious Navroz Diwali annual
October 19, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
âEstablished 1917; was proudly emblazoned on the fat and glossy Navroz Diwali âankâ, just as it was on the modest weekly founded by my grandfather. Eduljee Kanga had a dream, and like all dreams itâŠ
October 19, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Fire on the mountain: It can ignite minds or simply spark some Instawisdom
October 12, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
The headline is the name of Anita Desaiâs quietly searing novel. But its faded setting, Kasauli, is more linked to the feisty Khushwant Singh. Though his own family retreat was at Mashobra, he preferred theâŠ
October 12, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Walk in India: Forget stampedes. Try getting safely anywhere, any time đ
October 5, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
In cities, stampedes are still the rarest of rare death sentences, unlike pilgrim centres where thereâs too much heaven on the mind to bother about down-to-earth cautions. But, STOI columnist Aakar Patel was right inâŠ
October 5, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Megawatt Modi: Giving electricity to all is equal to giving power to the people, no? đ
September 28, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
âCommunism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.â Leninâs formula for transforming Russia from a âsmall-peasant landâ into one as developed as the capitalistic West was presented on December 22, 1920, andâŠ
September 28, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Train spatting: Indian Railâs ways were in the news all last week. Now hear the views đ
September 21, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
No one can keep up with Modijiâs Bullet. However, hot on the heels of that projectâs flag-off last Thursday, came Mondayâs inaugural run of the Vistadome coach on the Mumbai-Goa Jan Shatabdi Express, with itsâŠ
September 21, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Screen shots: How a London cinema turned into the Son of Zoro
September 14, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
âVictoria and Abdulâ is emblazoned across Londonâs double-decker buses. Itâs the Judi Dench film based on Shrabani Basuâs book, but i find myself âcoming to a theatre near youâ, one more redolent of Victoria andâŠ
September 14, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Finding Vazi: How many degrees of separation can family ties withstand?
September 7, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Who is this pretty, young woman who comes up to hug me at a Parsi event in London? And why are tears rolling down her cheeks? âHas something got into your contact lens?â i askâŠ
September 7, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Take that, Ganeshotsav: Notting Hill Carnival out-crowds, out-louds, out-dances it all đ
August 31, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
If you think nothing can beat the gridlock, meltdown sound and certifiable celebration which will paralyse Mumbai during Ganapati visarjan next Tuesday, you should have been in West London last Monday. Should i be hanged,âŠ
August 31, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Fear to tread: Should the travel advisory for every place on earth be âDonâtâ?
August 24, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Only the date line changes. Exactly a week ago, London, Paris, Brussels, Dhaka, Delhi, Islamabad respectfully made way for Barcelona. âMowing down tourists is the new normalâ despaired the Evening Standard while Londoners sat transfixedâŠ
August 24, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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